This reference book is published for our dealers and customers to 
give them accurate information on varieties of vegetables and their culti- 
vation. 
Since the printing of our last Seed Manual in 1940 a great number 
of new and important varieties of vegetables have come into general use. 
Seed breeders have been working on many kinds of vegetables, and 
many new and better varieties have been developed. We believe that 
there has been a greater advance in the development of Sweet Corn than 
any other kind of vegetable, and we are proud of our share in this 
accomplishment as we have taken a leading part in the development of 
new and better hybrids, having a complete range of maturities of out- 
standing varieties for Canner, Freezer, Market and Home Gardener. 
We hope you will find the information helpful in selling more 
vegetable seed, and we want you to feel that our research department, 
sales personnel and the whole backlog of experience of more than sixty 
years in the seed business are at your service. 
MICHAEL-LEONARD COMPANY. 
1945 
